Advances in Multi-Physics and Multi-Scale Couplings in Geo-Environmental Mechanics

François Nicot is a graduate from « Centrale de Lyon »school. He joined Cemagref (now IRSTEA) in 2000, where he currently works as Research Director.He has been Editor-in-Chief of the international journal "European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering" since 2009, and co-directs the GDRI (international research group) GeoMech since 2008.Author of more than 150 international publications, his research focuses on the geomechanics and behavior of granular materials. Olivier Millet is Professor in Mechanics and Civil Engineering at La Rochelle University in France. Until recently, he was the head of MeGe GDR.

• 1. Multi-Scale and Multi-Physics Modeling of the Contact Interface Using DEM and Coupled DEM-FEM Approach2. Adsorption-induced Instantaneous Deformation in Double Porosity Media: Modeling and Experimental Validations3. Granular Materials: Mesoscale Structures and Modeling4. Behavior of Granular Materials Affected by Grain Breakage5. Multi-scale Modeling of the Mechanical Behaviour of Clays6. Modeling of Complex Microcracking in Quasi-Brittle Materials: Numerical Methods and Experimental Validations7. Multi-Scale Methods for the Analysis of Creep-Damage Coupling in Concrete8. Effect of Variability of Porous Media Properties on Drying Kinetics: Application to Cement-based Materials9. State of the Art on the Likelihood of Internal Erosion of Dams and Levees by Means of Testing10. Mechanical Stability of River Banks Submitted to Fluctuations of the Water Level